White v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of Lauderdale county. IIon. S. H. Terral, Judge. Appellant, a negro, was convicted of the murder of one Logan, also a negro, who was killed by him April 18, 1892, under the following circumstances : On the morning of that day it was discovered that a store in Meridian had been burglarized the night before, and a number of articles stolen therefrom. 'Harvin, a constable, was notified, and, taking with him one Bloodsworth, and the deceased, Logan, he…
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From tbe circuit court of Lauderdale county. IIon. S. H. Terral, Judge. Appellant, a negro, was convicted of the murder of one Logan, also a negro, who was killed by him April 18, 1892, under the following circumstances : On the morning of that day it was discovered that a store in Meridian had been burglarized the night before, and a number of articles stolen therefrom. 'Harvin, a constable, was notified, and, taking with him one Bloodsworth, and the deceased, Logan, he went in search of the person who had committed the crime. Logan had seen a man pass his house early in the morning,, and…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, J.
It was competent for the state to prove that the appellant had been guilty of burglary on the night preceding the homicide, because:
1. That fact tended to show that the deceased had the right, to arrest the appellant without a warrant.
2. It tended to show that appellant knew why he was. sought to be arrested.
The pursuit of appellant was a fresh pursuit, within the-meaning of § 3026, code 1880. What is fresh pursuit must be determinable by circumstances, and where, as in this case,, a felony is committed at night, discovered in the morning: and the officer immediately follows and overtakes the…
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